A small memorial was placed in the yard of the 520 May St. duplex that caught fire Nov. 23. Brenda Shorty and her daughter, Vinesha Darden, died in the fire.

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A May Street fire that resulted in the deaths of a Fremont woman and her daughter is still officially under investigation by the state fire marshal's office more than two months after the blaze caused an estimated $70,000 in damage to a near-downtown duplex.

Brenda Shorty, 42, of Fremont and her 2-year-old daughter, Vinesha Darden, died in the fire, which happened Nov. 23, 2013, at 520½ May St.

Funeral services for Shorty and her daughter were held in early January. ...